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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Leyton 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NOTIFICATION) ACT, 1890.
The following table shows the number of cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year :—
Table X.—Number of Cases notified.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 44 | 34 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 27 | 351 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 162 |
| Membranous Croup | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 13 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Typhoid Fever | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 81 |
| Simple Continued Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 8 |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 86 |
| 74 | 63 | 64 | 60 | 66 | 5° | 45 | 43 | 63 | 70 | 50 | 61 | 709 |